Today we have a #whatacreature comic!

Solomon Island Leaf Frogs produce pea-sized eggs that hatch into incredibly, absurdly tiny froglets. These itty bitty newborns could rest comfortably atop a pinkie nail- though the species is so flighty at any age that they would never actually do so.

Today we have a #whatacreature comic!

If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, then its a duck. Unless your duck is an invertebrate...

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Today we have a #whatacreature comic!

Whenever I've unearthed a clutch of Leaf Frog eggs, they would be coated in soil and brown in hue. Over time repeated misting would wash this coating away and reveal transparent shell and embryo within. I always assumed the eggs were sticky and soil stuck.

Today we have a #whatacreature comic!

A turn to notice the prey item, a few careful steps to close the distance, a closer stare, and then...
ZIP! Out comes the tongue, and down goes the bug.
Ever wondered what was going through that toads head?

Today we have a #whatacreature comic!

Like many insects, large beetles undergo complete metamorphosis. Larva -> pupa -> adult. Where large beetles differ is that after the adult beetle emerges from the pupa, it still isn't done cooking!

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Today we have a #whatacreature comic!
Now, this is something that all beetle keepers who follow me will likely already know. But not everyone who follows my page works with these wonderful animals. So if you don't know, let me fill you in!

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Still, it never hurts to try offering your animals new foods. If nothing else for the sake of enrichment.

I also have some news. Going forward, I'll be retiring the #creaturefeature posts as they were previously done, and replace them with these new #whatacreature comics